is a short-legged

table Table may refer to: * Table (furniture), a piece of furniture with a flat surface and one or more legs * Table (landform), a flat area of land * Table (information), a data arrangement with rows and columns * Table (database), how the table data ...

used in traditional Japanese homes. The original chabudai ranged in height from just 15 cm to a maximum height of 30 cm. People seated at a chabudai may sit on ''

zabuton A zabuton ( ja, 座布団, lit=sitting futon, links=no, ) is a cushion for sitting that is commonly used in traditional Japanese settings. Zabuton is a Japanese loanword that is also sometimes used in Western culture to describe the ''zaniku'', a ...

'' or ''

tatami A is a type of mat used as a flooring material in traditional Japanese-style rooms. Tatamis are made in standard sizes, twice as long as wide, about 0.9 m by 1.8 m depending on the region. In martial arts, tatami are the floor used for traini ...

'' rather than on

chair A chair is a type of seat, typically designed for one person and consisting of one or more legs, a flat or slightly angled seat and a back-rest. They may be made of wood, metal, or synthetic materials, and may be padded or upholstered in vario ...

s. The four legs of a chabudai are generally collapsible so that the table may be moved and stored easily. Chabudai are used for various purposes, such as study tables, work benches, or dinner tables (). In the winter, the chabudai is often replaced by a

kotatsu A is a low, wooden table frame covered by a ''futon'', or heavy blanket, upon which a table top sits. Underneath is a heat source, formerly a charcoal brazier but now electric, often built into the table itself. ''Kotatsu'' are used almost ...

, another type of short-legged table equipped with a removable top and a heater underneath.

Chabudai gaeshi

''Chabudai gaeshi'' is a

Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...

phrase meaning ''to flip hechabudai''. It describes the act of violently upending a chabudai as an expression of anger, frustration, and disapproval. ''Chabudai gaeshi'' may also figuratively describe an analogous outburst and upheaval. Video game designer

Shigeru Miyamoto is a Japanese video game designer, producer and game director at Nintendo, where he serves as one of its representative directors. Widely regarded as one of the most accomplished and influential designers in the history of video games, he is ...

"upends the tea table" whenever a game's development didn't meet his standard or needed serious reconsideration. He characterized ''chabudai gaeshi'' as an "action of old-fashioned Japanese fathers" that "would destroy the family" if attempted literally in modern Japanese society. A Japanese arcade game,

Cho Chabudai Gaeshi ''Cho Chabudai Gaeshi'' (roughly translates to ''Super Dinner Table Flipping'') is an arcade game developed and published by Taito. In the game, the player must pound their hands and flip the game's plastic table peripheral in one of four scenarios ...

, is based upon the scenario of chabudai gaeshi.

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